Branodunum

#3334 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Branodunum was an ancient Roman fort to the east of the modern English village of Brancaster in Norfolk. Its Roman name derives from the local Celtic language, and may mean "fort of the raven". ()

Coordinates: 52°57'50"N, 0°39'10"E

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Branodunum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Royal West Norfolk Golf Club, Hunstanton Golf Club, Anna's Walk, Titchwell Marsh.

0.8 miN
Golf
Royal West Norfolk Golf Club, North Norfolk Coast Site of Special Scientific Interest
20 min walk • Royal West Norfolk Golf Club is a golf club in Brancaster, Norfolk, England, about 7 miles east of Hunstanton, between Brancaster Bay and the salt marshes. The links course opened in 1892. Simon Rayner is a professional at the club.
5.6 miW
Golf
Hunstanton Golf Club
143 min walk • Nestled along the picturesque Norfolk coast of the United Kingdom, Hunstanton Golf Club offers a challenging and scenic golfing experience for enthusiasts of the sport. Established in 1891, this esteemed golf course has been drawing golfers for well over a century with...
3.2 miW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Anna's Walk, Norfolk Coast AONB
83 min walk • Anna's Walk is a five-mile circular walk in North Norfolk coast around the village of Thornham and sands of Holme Dunes. The walk takes in parts of the village, a woodland stretch beside Drove Orchards, salt marshes, Holme Dunes beach, Thornham Harbour and the Village Green.
2 miW
Protected area
Titchwell Marsh, Norfolk Coast AONB
52 min walk • Titchwell Marsh is an English nature reserve owned and managed by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds.
3.4 miE
Windmill
Burnham Overy Staithe Windmill, Norfolk Coast AONB
88 min walk • Burnham Overy Staithe Windmill is a Grade II* listed building tower mill at Burnham Overy Staithe, Norfolk, England which has been converted to holiday accommodation.
2.6 miNE
Area
Scolt Head Island, North Norfolk Coast Site of Special Scientific Interest
66 min walk • Scolt Head Island is an offshore barrier island between Brancaster and Wells-next-the-Sea in north Norfolk. It is in the parish of Burnham Norton and is accessed by a seasonal ferry from the village of Overy Staithe.
5.4 miSE
Monastery
Creake Abbey
137 min walk • Creake Abbey is a ruined abbey in Norfolk, England, situated alongside the River Burn and a mile to the north of the village of North Creake. The abbey church was dedicated to Saint Mary. The ruins are Grade I listed, and form part of a Scheduled Monument site.
4.8 miW
Observatories and planetariums
Holme Bird Observatory, North Norfolk Coast Site of Special Scientific Interest
124 min walk • Holme Bird Observatory is a nature reserve near Holme-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, adjoining the Norfolk Wildlife Trust Holme Dunes reserve. It is 5 ha in extent, with Corsican pines and scrubby sand dunes as its main habitats. It is managed by the Norfolk Ornithological Association as a bird observatory to study migration.
3.4 miE
Windmill
Union Mills
88 min walk • Union Mills or Roy's Mills are a Grade II listed combined tower mill and watermill at Burnham Overy, Norfolk, England which has been converted to residential accommodation.
5.5 miW
Archaeological site
Seahenge, North Norfolk Coast Site of Special Scientific Interest
140 min walk • Seahenge, which is also known as Holme I, was a prehistoric monument located in the village of Holme-next-the-Sea, near Old Hunstanton in the English county of Norfolk.
4.9 miE
Monastery
Peterstone Priory, Norfolk Coast AONB
126 min walk • Peterstone Priory a house of Augustinian Canons, was a priory in Burnham Overy, Norfolk, England. It was founded before 1200 and incorporated 1449.